Corkscrew.



J. H. KISSINGER CORKSGBEW.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 3, 1913.

1 1 1 0,2 1 O. a nted Sept. 8, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' i Appligcation filed October 3,4913. "sefiai rawa'an.

To all 907mm it may mam v v Be it known that I, J or-I H, KrssrNenR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in {the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented. IIBWf and useful Improvements in Corkscrews, of;

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cork extractors and has particularfreference to. devicesv of; this character wherein a fulcrum arm is employed for engagement with the'mouth off the bottle so that a leverage may be formed reference indicate similar parts in the sevpressure is obtained whenthe device is used; .with bottlesof differentjdiameters.

to enable a cork to be readily .startedfroim i i the neck of the bottle after the'cork screw;

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of the character described: wherein the said fulcrum arm is providedlf with a ring adapted toembrace; the neck or; the bottle so thatthepressure applied to the lever. will be equally distributedvaround said; neck tofacilitate the removal of the cork. f

A further'object of the invention is the provision of a device of the class in question;

wherein the fulcrum arm andcork 'screwi may belocked in folded-position when not; in use between'the members. forming the? lever. g

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the 'aboveu'nen tioned character which is s'imple" in construction, cheaply manufactured, and read- L ily and easily manipulated for the purposeintended. i

"In the drawing forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of eral views; Figure 1 shows the device in side elevation and the manner of using the same. Fig. 2 1s a view of a modified form showing the manner of using the same. Fig.

Bis a longitudinal sectional view of the device; Fig. 4: is a view of the device showmg the arm and cork screw F1g. 5 1s a section 'takens on line 55 of capacity of a lever as will hereinafter be more fully described. Each Of;1tl'l6 said membersare'curved upwardly as at 2gand' extended forwardly as at 3, the said forwardly extending portions being longitudinally slotted for the majorjportion of their. length as: at 4. AdJacent; the curvature 2 each of the said membersareprovided; with lteferring to the drawing by numerals 1 deslgnatesa pair of spaced parallel members: for mg a handle and serving in the Patented $iep t S, 1914;. I

analined. opening 5 in which are journaled the free ends of the pin 6 which projects. fromthe opposite sides of the body portion 7 of-the cork screw 8. The body portion? of the cork screw is of rectangular formatlon and pivoted by means of the pin 6 between the ,members; 1,,and by means of which thesaid membersare held 'in p'roper.

spacedrelation. a The cork screw 8 is adaptgeu o folded between the members 1 when not i nuse andwith aview. of retaining the same n folded; p0S 1t1OI1, One ofuthe said 1 members is provided with al recess 910 1 6.

reception of lug 10 formed on oneside of thebodyportion 7. The upper wall of ea'chof. the said slots 4: is formed with a plurality .iof U-shaped alined, recesses which open downwardly toward the lower wall of said slot for a purpose whichwill presently bei set-iforth. The fulcrum armfll is disposed b 'etween the said forwardlyextended portions 3 and adjustably mounted within the slot arhereer means of the pin" 12 ex- 1 tending; transversely through the arm and having its free ends l3pr,o ecting from the opposite sides thereof. and bearing 'on the lower wall of the slfots4., By reason of this construction it" willbe manifest thatwhen using thegdevice the fulcrum arm 11 may be adjusted along the lower wall of the slots 4t to different positions upon the lever so that the said arm may be arranged perpendicular fwith respect to the said lever whereby a more direct pressure is obtained, and to permit of use of the device with bottles of different diameters. The lower endof the arm is formed with a groove 14: adaptedto' I be fitted on the upper edge of-the bottle after which the lever is lowered to permit the fulcrum arm 11 tobe .Inoved v into engagement with the up'per'ed'ge of the bottle neck. The leveris then raised, causing the:

free ends of the pin 12 to bemoved upwardly within the alined recesses of the lever. It will be obvious that as the lever is further raised a direct pressure is ex erted upon the fulcrum arm and by reason of its connection with 'theiuppere'dge of the bottle neck the cork'will'l'J'e forced upwardly until the same is removed from the bottle. By reason of the particular formation of the lever together withthe relativearrangement of the extracting element and the fulcrum arm, not only a more direct pressure is obtained but also-a maximum leverage without unduly increasing the length of the lever. I

The fulcrum arm is adapted to be folded over and between the forwardly extended portions 3 when not in, useand in order to retain'the arm in folded position I provide one of the members 1 adjacent the curvature 2" thereof, with a curved slot 15 which opens at the upper edge of said member and is adapted to receive the lug "16" formed on the fulcrum arm adjacent the lower end thereof. i

In Fig. 2 I have shown amodified form of the fulcrum arm whiclras will be'noted is formed at its lower end to provide aring 17 which is adapted to embracethe' neck of the bottle sothat the pressure exerted upon the said fulcrum arm willbe equally distributed around the neck thus facilitating the removalbf the cork from the'bottle when'th'e lever is raised. It will be understood that the pressureexj'erted by th'e ring is in a vertical direction and that the breaking of the neck need not be feared.

With the foregoing descriptiontaken in connection with the accomparming-drawing it will be manifest that-I have provided a corkextractor which is extremely simple in construction and which may be readily and easily manipulated for use in conjunction; with different size bottles. While I have shown and described the preferred form of iny invention it is to be understood that I Copies of this patent may be obtained for am not to be limited to the precise constructlon and arrangement hereln shown, as

various changes may be made within the scope of the appended ,OliLlIIlS.

cork screw pivoted between said members rearwardly of said arm as described.

2. A cork extractor comprising a lever of substantially U fOrm" having an upwardly and forwardly extending bifurcated end portion, the parallel members of said-bifur- 1 cate'dend portion having alined longitudinally disposed slots,'the upper wall of each slot being provided with downwardly opening recesses-an extracting element pivoted to said lever below saidbifurcated end portion, a fulcrum arm supported by and slidably adjustable on the lower walls of said slots and adapted for interchangeable engagement with said recesses for the purpose specified. w

3. A cork extractor comprising a lever "formed from sheet metal into substantially U-forin and-having upwardly and forwardly extendlng bifurcated end portions, an extracting element pivotally supported on said lever below said bifurcated end portion and adapted to be folded rearwardly between the parallel side members of the lever, a ful- 'crum arm pivotally mounted between the members of said bifurcated 'endpo'r'tion and adapted to be swung upwardly and over between saidmembers to folded position, and means for retammg said element and arm in folded posltl'on.

,In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

j JOHN H. KISSINGER. Witne'sseszf a T. Tiurnnr'r,

M. S. HARVEY.

fi ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner o f'late'iiti. Washin'gtomn G. 

